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Major depressive disorder also known as clinical depression is a mood disorder involving sadness, feelings of worthlessness, loss of interest in someone’s usual activities and changes in one’s activities such as sleep and appetite that persist over a period of at least two weeks. (Textbook) To be diagnosed with depression a person must have at least four other symptoms of depression and these symptoms should be severe enough that they interfere with a person’s day to day life and prevent them…

sadness, and it is highly stigmatised all over the world. In reality depression is a much more serious issue. Depression, or clinically known as Major Depressive Disorder, is described as a “clinical term used by psychiatrists to define a time length longer than two months where a person feels hopeless or worthless” (Health Canada), which only considered major depressive disorders. Depression has multiple different forms it presents itself in. Depression is a type of mental illness called a mood…

disruptive mood, the client will suffer from despondency, irritability, and restlessness and gradually mental process and movement slows down, experiencing diminished appetite, sleeplessness and suicidal ideation. The client presented in this video has Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). I will have the client admitted to the hospital first because she gave specific details on…

Elite pitchers have been the story in Major League Baseball(MLB) this past season. Many pitchers were outstanding and fantastic all year, but there were two pitchers that set themselves apart from the rest by becoming the true elite pitchers, Clayton Kershaw and Jake Arrieta. Clayton Kershaw was brought into the MLB in 2006 by the Los Angeles dodgers. Being an already effective pitcher, Kershaw got drafted in the first round, getting the seventh pick overall. He would make his MLB debut on May…

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) has six differential diagnosis listed in the DSM IV. According to American Psychiatric Association (2013), “manic episode with irritable mood or mixed episodes, the distinction between MDD and manic episodes requires a clinical evaluation of present manic symptoms." Mood disorder due to another medical condition requires direct pathophysiological consequence of a “specific medical condition such as multiple sclerosis” (p.167). “In substance/medication- induced…

Client, Ellen meets criteria for the following DSM-5 diagnoses of Major Depressive Disorder. Ellen was described to have behaviors that are reflective of the DSM Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, which consisted of symptoms of depression and the occurrence of panic attacks. Ellen received the diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder due to the behaviors occurring with acute panic attacks, depression, and suicidal ideation abrupt upon psychiatric evaluation. The emotional disturbance is…

was thought to be a chemic al imbalance in the brain that can simply be cured with medication. But actually, it is caused by a combination of biological, psychological, and social factors. Genetics play a major role in depression studies show at least 10% of people in the US will experience major depressive disorder at some point in their lives (Stanford U). Twice as much in women more than men will experience depression. Depression in the molecular…

Major Depressive Disorder is a mental disorder that involves a constant low mood and sadness as well as low self esteem and lack of interest in various activities. MDD is also often called clinical depression, this can impact how we behave as well as our mood and often times affects various aspects of our lives. Depression has been around for many years now, since the B.C. era, when it was first discovered it was known as “melancholia.” “At this time, all mental illnesses were attributed to…

The number 42 was Jackie Robinson’s jersey for the Dodgers which is now retired. Jackie Robinson was a great athlete. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball during his time in major league baseball completely changing the way people looked at the game. Jackie Robinson was born January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia. He was born into a family of five kids, he was raised in a relative poverty by his mom who was single. Matthew Robinson, his brother, inspired…

African Americans helped shape the Major League Baseball organization? There have been many players in the Negro Leagues, who could have been assets to the Major Leagues. Until 1947 there had been segregation, known as the “Color Barrier”. Many do not understand how the impact this had on the players. The rule was actually unwritten but was always used. A large percent of the players wanted to feel equal, some of the men in the Negro Leagues who came over to the Major Leagues faced diversity and…